Method and System for a Confidential Scan of a Document

1. A method for confidential scanning of a document in a scanner device, comprising: receiving, by a confidential scan system, a request from a user for a confidential scan of a document through a scanner associated with the confidential scan system; receiving, by the confidential scan system, first credential data from the user; authenticating, by the confidential scan system, the user based on the first credential data; storing, by the confidential scan system, the document as a hidden document which is a confidential scanned document in a predefined path, upon the authentication; permitting the user to view the confidential scanned document by: (i) receiving, by the confidential scan system, second credential data from the user; (ii) receiving, by the confidential scan system, a request from the user to view the confidential scanned document; (iii) verifying, by the confidential scan system, the second credential data to be the same as the first credential data upon receiving the request; and (iv) enabling, by the confidential scan system, the user to view the confidential scanned document upon verification when the confidential scanned document is retrieved from the predefined path for viewing; and providing, by the confidential scan system, access to the user to perform one or more tasks relating to the confidential scanned document upon the verification, wherein the one or more tasks relating to the confidential scanned document include at least one of modifying, deleting, printing, copying, cutting, pasting, or publishing the confidential scanned document, wherein the publishing of the confidential scanned document comprises disabling hiding of the confidential scanned document in the predefined path.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein authenticating the user comprises: verifying, by the confidential scan system, the first credential data to be one of pre-stored credential data in a credential data repository associated with the scanner or new credential data.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising updating the first credential data in the credential data repository, when the first credential data is verified to be the new credential data.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the predefined path is one of a path to a common document repository associated with the scanner or a path provided by the user.

5. A confidential scan system for confidential scanning of a document in a scanner, comprising: a processor; and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory is configured to store processor-executable instructions, which, on execution, cause the processor to: receive a request from a user for a confidential scan of a document through a scanner associated with the confidential scan system; receive first credential data from the user; authenticate the user based on the first credential data; store the document as a hidden document which is a confidential scanned document in a predefined path upon the authentication; perform operations so as to permit the user to view the confidential scanned document, the operations comprising: (i) receiving second credential data from the user; (ii) receiving a request from the user to view the confidential scanned document: (iii) verifying the second credential data to be the same as the first credential data upon receiving the request; and (iv) enabling the user to view the confidential scanned document upon verification, wherein the confidential scanned document is retrieved from the predefined path for viewing; and provide access to the user to perform one or more tasks relating to the confidential scanned document upon verification, wherein the one or more tasks include modifying, deleting, printing, copying, cutting, pasting, or publishing the confidential scanned document, and wherein the publishing of the confidential scanned document comprises disabling hiding of the confidential scanned document in the predefined path.

6. The confidential scan system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the user is authenticated by verifying the first credential data to be one of pre-stored credential data in a credential data repository associated with the scanner or new credential data.

7. The confidential scan system as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first credential data is updated in the credential data repository, when the first credential data is verified to be the new credential data.

8. The confidential scan system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the predefined path is one of a path to a common document repository associated with the scanner or a path provided by the user.

9. An apparatus for confidential scanning of a document, comprising: a scanner; and at least one computer configured to communicate with the scanner, the at least one computer being configured to: receive a request from a user for a confidential scan of a document through the scanner; receive first credential data from the user; authenticate the user based on the first credential data; store the document as a hidden document which is a confidential scanned document in a predefined path upon the authentication; permit the user to view the confidential scanned document by performing operations comprising: (i) receiving a second credential data from the user; (ii) receiving a request from the user to view the confidential scanned document; (iii) verifying the second credential data to be the same as the first credential data upon receiving the request; and (iv) enabling the user to view the confidential scanned document upon verification when the confidential scanned document is retrieved from the predefined path for viewing; and provide access to the user to perform one or more tasks relating to the confidential scanned document upon verification, wherein the one or more tasks include modifying, deleting, printing, copying, cutting, pasting, or publishing the confidential scanned document, and wherein the publishing of the confidential scanned document comprises disabling hiding of the confidential scanned document in the predefined path.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the at least one computer is configured to authenticate the user by verifying the first credential data to be one of pre-stored credential data in a credential data repository associated with the scanner or new credential data.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the at least one computer is configured to update the first credential data in the credential data repository, when the first credential data is verified to be the new credential data.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the predefined path is one of a path to a common document repository associated with the scanner or a path provided by the user.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein storing the document as the hidden document comprises storing the document in a same storage location as at least one non-confidential scanned document.

14. The confidential scan system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the instructions further include instructions to store the hidden document in a same storage location as at least one non-confidential scanned document.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the at least one computer is configured to store the hidden document in a same storage location as at least one non-confidential scanned document.

16. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising preventing viewing of the confidential scanned document by the user when the second credential data is not the same as the first confidential data.

17. The confidential scan system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions to prevent viewing of the confidential scanned document by the user when the second credential data is not the same as the first confidential data.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the at least one computer is further configured to prevent viewing of the confidential scanned document by the user when the second credential data is not the same as the first confidential data.

19. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein storing the document as the hidden document comprises storing the document in the common repository, the common repository being accessible to multiple users and being configured to store at least one non-confidential document in addition to the hidden document.

20. The confidential scan system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the instructions to store the document as a hidden document comprise storing the document in the common repository, the common repository being accessible to multiple users and being configured to store at least one non-confidential document in addition to the hidden document.